2015 VSOE West Country trip. 25 April 2015, 67026 and 67005 head towards Kennaway Tunnel with train 1Z80, the 13.50 Taunton to Plymouth.

2015 VSOE West Country trip. 25 April 2015, 67005 and 67026 head out of Kennaway Tunnel towards Dawlish with train 1Z79, the 11.30 Plymouth to Taunton..

Freightliner Class 66/5 No. 66558 traverses the up slow line at Newnham, south of Hook on the L&SWR main line on 10 April 2015 powering the 10.27 Southampton MCT to Felixstowe North Terminal formed of empty container flats.

Nice to see that FGW have managed to have two of its advertising power cars operating on the same set. On 8 April 2015 Nos. 43163 (Plymouth) and 43146 (Building a Greater West) power train 1C76 the 09.06 Paddington to Plymouth along the sea front at Dawlish and approaching Kennaway Tunnel.

Nice to see that FGW have managed to have two of its advertising power cars operating on the same set. On 8 April 2015 Nos. 43163 (Plymouth) and 43146 (Building a Greater West) power train 1C76 the 09.06 Paddington to Plymouth along the sea front at Dawlish and approaching Kennaway Tunnel.

Nice to see that FGW have managed to have two of its advertising power cars operating on the same set. On 8 April 2015 Nos. 43163 (Plymouth) and 43146 (Building a Greater West) power train 1C76 the 09.06 Paddington to Plymouth along the sea front at Dawlish and approaching Kennaway Tunnel.

When the suns out and trains are running, its rude not to make an exposure on the sea wall, especially for the single car Class 153s. Here 153325 departs from Dawlish on 7 April 2015 forming train 2P93, the 16.05 Exeter St Davids to Plymouth.

First Great Western advertising HST power car No. 43144 arrives at Exeter St Davids on 6 April 2015 leading train 1C73, the 09.04 Taunton to Penzance. On the rear of the the train is sister power car No. 43087. It has been rare to find the pictogram power cars facing west, as they are usually attached to the first class ends of trains. However, due to Easter diversions, this set was running with its first class at the west end.Colin J. Marsden

The first day of the 2015 Dartmoor Railway operating season was on Good Friday 3 April 2015. The line is very short of operating power and the Easter Period saw a most unusual formation in use of Class 08 No. D4167 (08937) hauling/propelling RDB975046 Lab 11 and Class 411 4-CEP DMS No. S61743 providing remote driving facilities. Lab 11 has been restored in RTC blue and red livery and the test train equipment bay where the original passenger compartments were, has now been turned into an open seating area with loose chairs around fixed tables. Services operated from Okehampton to Meldon Quarry and as far south as Sampford Courtenay.

After being told by both Colas and the timber company that the Teigngrace to Chirk was the final log train from Teigngrace on 2 April 2015, I can only accept that as fact. On 2 April 2015, Class 70 No. 70804 storms out of Kennaway Tunnel, Dawlish with the 08.56 Teigngrance to Chirk running 99 mins late.

The return run of B1 Mayflower on the 'Cathedrals Express' from Kingswear (Paignton) to Oxford on 1 April 2015 is seen emerging from Kennaway Tunnel, Dawlish at dusk.

Colas Rail freight Class 70 No. 70804 storms through Dawlish on 1 April 2015 with train 6V54, the 05.25 Chirk Kronospan to Teigngrace empty logs. The final run of the westbound empty log train on the Dawlish sea wall.